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Friday, January 20, 2017

Let's Go On A Genealogy Cruise: Gena and Jean Cruise 2017

Photo Courtesy of David Ortega

It's time to sign-up! That's right it's time for the 3rd annual Gena and Jean Genealogy Cruise. Join us on November 5, 2017 for a 4 day cruise leaving Long Beach and making stops in Catalina and Ensenada. We're looking forward to this year's cruise and we invite you to join us. Learn more from the cruise website. Click here and read the cruise information and even register from the website!This year's cruise travel agent is our good friend Terri O'Connell of O'Connell Travel. And the best part is Terri is also a genealogy friend and part of the great group, the In-Depth Genealogist!Ready to go on a genealogy cruise? Register today.

Gena Philibert-Ortega holds a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Master’s degree in Religion. Presenting on various subjects involving genealogy, women’s studies and social history, Gena has spoken to groups throughout the United States and virtually to audiences worldwide. Gena is the author of hundreds of articles published in genealogy newsletters and magazines including Internet Genealogy, Family Chronicle, GenWeekly and the WorldVitalRecords newsletter. She is the author of the books, From the Family Kitchen (F + W Media, 2012), Cemeteries of the Eastern Sierra (Arcadia Publishing, 2007), and Putting the Pieces Together . Gena is the editor of the Utah Genealogical Association’s journal Crossroads. An instructor for the National Institute for Genealogical Studies, Gena has written courses about social media and Google. She serves as past-president for the So. California Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Her current research interests include social history, community cookbooks, signature quilts and researching women’s lives.